Boston, Suriname
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Coordinates: 5°42′51″N 55°21′35″W / 5.71417°N 55.35972°W | |
Country | ![]() |
District | Saramacca District |
Resort | Kampong Baroe |
Elevation | 12 m (42 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-3 (ART) |
Boston is a settlement in Kampong Baroe in the Saramacca District of Suriname, near the resort capital of Kampong Baroe.[1] Boston was founded as a wood plantation in 1819, and abandoned in 1828.[2] In 1840, it was listed as inhabited, and used for crop cultivation.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Boston Map". Map Landia. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Plantage Boston". Suriname Plantage. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ "Surinaamsche Almanak voor het Jaar 1842". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1841. p. 95. Retrieved 10 January 2022.